Transcript Keeping control 1934-9: Terror

Nazi Germany
Keeping Control:
Terror State
Key Quote
“Terror is the best
political weapon for
nothing drives
people harder than
a fear of sudden
death.”
How did Hitler keep control of
Germany?
The Terror State
Secret police called the
Gestapo would spy on
and arrest enemies of
the state.
SS were responsible
for running the
concentration camps.
Everyone was scared of
being arrested by the
Gestapo and being put in
a concentration camp.
Propagand
a
Mass Rallies, Posters
and Propaganda films.
Keeping
Control of
Germany
The Nazis controlled
and censored the radio
& newspapers.
Popularity
School children were
indoctrinated with Nazi
ideas at school.
Ripping up the
Treaty of Versailles.
Creating Jobs
Hitler Youth & the
Young Maidens.
The Terror State
• Both the Gestapo
and the SS were run
by Heinrich
Himmler.
• The Gestapo
employed an army
of spies who would
inform on people.
Enemies of the State
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Communists
Social Democrats
Jews
Trade Unionists.
Work Shy
Homosexuals
Gypsies
• Germans who
bought from Jews
• Pacifists
• Radical Christian
Organisation
• Anyone who
criticised Hitler or
the Nazi Party.
Enemies of the State
• A list of German women
who were still
purchasing goods from
Jewish shops.
• Printed to scare or
terrorise other people
into not buying from the
Jews.
How did the Terror State Work?
You are imprisoned
for up to six months
doing hard physical
labour.
You are handed
over to the SS who
run the
concentration
camps.
By signing this form
you are giving your
consent to be put into
a concentration camp.
When you are
released you tell
everybody what has
happened to you
Fea
r
Days or maybe weeks
later you are
interviewed and
asked to sign form
D11
Gestapo Spies
inform on you
You are woken up by
the Gestapo at 1 am in
the morning and told
that you have 5 minutes
to pack your bags.
You are arrested
and thrown into a
cell at the police
station
How did the Terror State
Work?
• Everyone knew someone who knew
someone else who had been in a
concentration camp.
• 800,000 Germans were imprisoned from
1933 – 1945 as ‘Enemies of the State.’
• 500,000 were executed by being shot in the
neck.
Key Quote: Martin Niemollen,
1945
• When the Nazis came for the Communists I
was silent, I was not a Communist.
• When the Nazis came for the Social
Democrats I was silent, I was not a Social
Democrat.
• When the Nazis came for the Jews I was
silent, I was not a Jew.
• When the Nazis came for me there was
nobody left to protest.